Norman Duane Mitchell, 80, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013
at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston.
He was born May 10, 1932,
to Ora Mitchell and Agness Merrill in Fortuna, CA. Norman was a
sailor in the construction battalion in the U.S. Navy and he was
honorably discharged in 1952 as a Korean Conflict Disabled Veteran.

Norman
was born and raised in the HumboldtCounty
area in Northern California,
where he lived until 1962. He and Wanda were married in February
1962; they moved to Alaska
and lived there until 1965. They then moved to Idaho
and lived together until September of 1989. They separated in 1998.
Norm and Patty were married in the Philippines
and remained happily married until his passing.

A viewing was held
Feb. 9 at Mountain View Funeral Home, LewisClarkMemorialGardens,
in Lewiston.

A memorial service
will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 15 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Orofino.

Please sign the
online guestbook at www.mtviewfuneralhome.com.

Tom Suk, 63,
formerly of Orofino

Thomas Steven Suk
of
Missoula, MT,
passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 6, 2013
at the age of 63, from complications of diabetes.

Tom was born on
Sept. 20, 1949,
to Charles Gordon and Mildred Ann Suk in Duluth, MN.
His family later moved to Rochester, MN,
where he graduated from MayoHigh School
in 1968. He went on to attend the University
of Minnesota where he received Bachelor degrees in History and Forestry.

Tom married Sally
Arnold on Dec.
6, 1975, in St. Paul, MN.
Tom had a desire to move to Montana
as his family had lived in Havre for five years when he was very
young. Six months after getting married, Tom and Sally relocated to
Libby,
MT,
for the start of Tom’s rewarding 33 ½ year career with the United
States Forest Service. They spent eight years in Libby, MT,
and 17 years in Orofino, ID,
before moving to Missoula, MT,
in 2001.

A self-proclaimed
man of service, Tom always loved to lend a hand to those in need,
especially when it came to “fix it” projects. His desire to serve
also led him to answer the call of civic duty.

While in Orofino
he served many years on the city council and was also involved with
the Rotary Club.

Golfing was a
passion of Tom’s. He played on Men’s Leagues and also enjoyed
playing golf with his wife. Despite having left Minnesota
many years ago Tom stayed a dedicated and passionate fan of the
Vikings and Twins.

Tom is survived by
his loving wife, Sally, and sons Geoff and Greg. Also surviving Tom
are his daughter-in-law Josie (Geoff), grandson Tyson (Geoff), and
his brothers James, Robert, and Richard. He was preceded in death by
his parents Mildred and Gordon Suk.

An informal
outdoor gathering will take place at Dunrovin Ranch, 5375 Terry Lane,
Lolo, MT,
on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 4-6 p.m.
A more formal time of remembering Tom will begin at 5:30 p.m.
All family and friends are welcome.

The family
requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Habitat for
Humanity of Missoula, P.O. Box 7181,
Missoula,
MT59807.

Arrangements are
by Cremation and Funeral Gallery, Billings,
MT.Condolences may be sent to the family at www. cfgbillings.com through “Our
Families.”

William (Bill)
Collins Lear Jr. was born Nov. 22, 1932,
to William C. Lear and Rowena M. (Work) Lear at Winthrop, Wash.
They moved to Dent, Idaho,
in 1941. He attended grade school at Dent and AhsahkaElementary schools
and high school in Orofino.

Bill married Anita
Stewart on Sept. 16, 1951.
Their marriage of 61 years took them from Idaho
to California
to Missouri
and back home to Idaho.
After serving 23 years as an elder, he was ordained an apostle of
the Church
of Christ,
headquartered in Independence,
Mo.,
in 1980.

He is survived by
his wife, Anita, at their home in Peck; three daughters, Kathy (Bob)
McKnight, Orofino, Vickie (Dan) Preston, Lewiston, Teresa (Larry)
Wickizer, Lewiston; one brother, Ben (Linda) Lear of Garden City,
Mo.; grandsons, Dan (Adriana) McKnight of Aberdeen, N.C., Tom
McKnight of Moscow, Craig (Sarah) Preston of Lewiston, Wade Wickizer
and Willy Wickizer, both of Lewiston; and three granddaughters, Anna
Preston of Pullman, Nicki (Dusty) Lyons of Springfield, Wash.,
Ashley (Steve) Knight of Deer Park, Wash., as well as several
great-grandchildren, Storm, Skylar, Alisha, Xavier, Kaylynn, Arianna
and Meriah. He is also survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews and
family on his side and his wife’s side and his extended family at
Kings.

He was preceded in
death by an infant daughter; his mother and father; sister, Roberta
and husband Glenn Schow; and an infant great-granddaughter.

Man of God,
husband, father, granddad and friend, Dad’s life story will forever
be engraved on the hearts of those who loved him.

A covered-dish
memorial will be held at 11 a.m.
Feb. 16 at the PeckCommunity Center.

Obituaries for January 31, 2013

William C. Lear,
80, Peck

William C. Lear,
80, of Peck, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at St. JosephRegionalMedicalCenter
in Lewiston.
Mountain View Funeral Home in Lewiston
is in charge of arrangements.

Ruby Lee Elliott,
90, Orofino

Ruby Lee Elliott, a long time resident of Dent near Orofino,
passed away Jan. 25 due to complications from a stroke. She was 90
years old.

Ruby was born
March 13, 1922
to James and Maude (Crenshaw) Middlebrooks. She was raised and
schooled in Eagletown,
OK.
As a young adult she moved to Lakeview,
OR
and worked as a waitress where she met her future husband, Don
Elliott.

Don and Ruby moved
to Wyoming
and Texas
where Don worked as a oil lease operator.

Ruby remained at
home as a housewife and devoted her time to raising their growing
family.

Don and Ruby
established and built a thriving retail business throughout the
Southwest in the 1960‘s and 1970’s. She worked as the food service
director of SandiaViewAcademy
in Corrales,
NM
for several years. They resided in Corrales for 17 years before
moving to Idaho.
They eventually searched and found their beloved ranch at Dent where
they enjoyed gardening and raising cattle.

Ruby was a member
of the Seventh-dayAdventistChurch
since 1949 and was actively involved with the OrofinoSDAChurch.

A funeral service
will be held at 12 noon, Friday, Feb. 8,
2013 at WoodlandFriendsChurch near Kamiah, ID. Pastor Gil George will officiate.

Interment with
Military Honors will follow at WoodlandCemetery.

A potluck
dinner will be held in the Church basement. Arrangements are
entrusted to Trenary Funeral Home in Kooskia, ID.

Obituaries for January 24, 2013

Howard D.
Patterson, 90, Orofino

Howard David Patterson, 90, also known as Dave or Pat,
entered heaven early Tuesday morning, Jan. 15, 2013
at ClearwaterValleyHospital.

Dave was born in
Butler, PA, on April 3, 1922
to Howard and Hazel Patterson. He grew up in Butler,
hunting, fishing, pulling pranks, and getting into mischief.

On Oct. 2, 1942 he joined the Navy and served as a radioman in the Pacific
in a seaplane squadron. He survived a crash landing at sea with
fifteen others in three-three man life rafts for forty-four hours
until their rescue.

Dave was
discharged from the Navy on Nov. 5, 1945
and returned to Butler,
PA.
In December of 1949 he was severely burned in a highway accident and
spent nine months in the hospital recovering.

He then moved to
California
with a school buddy and found work in a manufacturing plant. It was
there he met an office girl named Virginia Ohlson. After a
five-month courtship they were married on Oct. 13, 1951.

Dave and Virginia
spent the next thirteen years living and working in various places
including Anchorage, AK,
southern Idaho, Denver, CO, where Dave attended gunsmith school,
then to northern Idaho
where they purchased 300 acres near Eastport and homesteaded in a
couple different small cabins.

When the
thirty-six cents gas line came through, they sold their acreage and
returned to southern Idaho
where Dave attended heavy equipment school.

In 1964, Dave and
Virginia moved to Spokane,
WA,
and he joined the Operating Engineer’s Union
of which he remained a member for forty-nine years.

He worked on
multiple construction jobs within a 200-mile radius of Spokane.
Some of those included building the Lewiston
levee, Lower Granite Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, and putting in power
lines for Dworshak. Dave retired in 1985, and in 1993 he and Virginia moved from Spokane
to Orofino.

He enjoyed
hunting, fishing, camping, and motorcycles. Dave was an active
member of the First Christian Church in Orofino.

He is survived by
his wife of 61 years, Virginia Patterson, daughter and son-in-law,
Ida and Richard Smith of Lewiston,
daughter and son-in-law Jennie and Shawn Barrong of Spokane,
and brother Thomas Patterson of Saxonburg,
PA.
Dave also has five grandchildren, Tyler Barrong, Samuel Mahal,
Stephanie Barrong, Justin Barrong, and Hannah Smith. Dave will be
missed by many.

A memorial service
will be held at 1 p.m.
on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the First Christian Church in Orofino, with
Rev. Clarence Howard officiating. A luncheon will follow.

Elnora J.
Westegaard, 97, Orofino

Elnora J. Westegaard passed peacefully Jan. 16, 2013
at her home in Orofino,
Idaho.
She was 97.

Elnora June Jensen
was born at home on June 9, 1915 in Viborg, SD. She was the fourth child out of five children born to
Neils and Nora Jensen. She lived on her family’s homestead
with her family until 1926. When her mother died of cancer, she and
her older sister, Magdalin went to live with their Uncle Marinus and
his family on his farm 150 miles away in Lyman County, SD.

It wasn’t an easy
life, as she worked like a “hired hand” helping do chores on her
Uncles’ farm during the Great Depression. She proudly completed the
ninth grade in a one room country school house. Going to high school
was out of the question with it being 12 miles into town.

At age 20 Elnora
started work as a “hired girl” for the Westegaard Family. She earned
$2 a week doing cooking, cleaning, laundry and worked alongside Nels
Westegaard doing outside chores. On Aug. 29, 1936 Nels and Elnora took matters into their own hands. They
eloped to Rapid City,
SD
where they were married. They left South Dakota, the Depression and the Dust Bowl because they knew
that there had to be something better. They briefly stopped at
Elnora’s father’s home and continued on to Pomeroy,
WA
to her sisters Ruby’s home.

Upon arriving her
sister, whose husband was absent due to work, promptly went into
labor and off to the hospital they went. Ruby delivered twins. From
there they traveled to Yakima, WA and followed the fruit harvest and pruning hops for
work, trying their hand at everything. They loved being together and
on their own.

In 1939 Elnora and
Nels moved to Weippe where he worked for Cardiff Lumber Co. and
Schmidt Brothers Lumber Co. as a truck driver. Elnora was a
homemaker and never lonely having Nels and her sister Ruby’s family
nearby who moved there in 1940.

In 1943 they moved
to Orofino where Nels started work for Riverside Lumber Company.
They bought a home on Riverside
where they lived for over 50 years. Elnora was happy there
decorating her home with her own artwork and handiwork. Her kitchen
was the heart of their home cooking meals using her home grown
products; canning fruit, vegetables and the fish they caught. Elnora
had an intriguing collection of salt and pepper shakers that
neighborhood kids loved to come look at. They also raised chickens
on their little slice of heaven.

Elnora and Nels
never had any children of their own, so Elnora’s nieces and nephews
were very dear to them. The Lewis children of Orofino, Mark,
Gail and Laura, were “some of the dearest little ones they’ve ever
known”. Elnora & Nels always had a warm smile and hug for them. Some
of her fondest memories were when she created the fairy queen out of
Johnny Jump-up flowers and Nels making penny whistles.

Elnora loved her
flower garden especially the spring flowers. Pets also brought her
much joy, especially her pet parakeet, Pepie. He would repeat
everything she would say and was a constant companion.

Elnora and Nels
enjoyed fishing together. Elnora was a champion fisher woman with
countless record size steelhead fish and pictures in the paper.

Nels retired in
1970 where they bought a trailer and made several trips to the West
Coast, California and back home to South Dakota.
They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1986 in style
among 200 plus family and friends, coming from near to far to the
Danish Brotherhood Society Hall in South Dakota.
Elnora recalls it being one of the best times in her life.

They lived happily
together until Nels passing on
March 17, 2000.

Elnora kept up
with her homemaking, gardening, flowers and enjoyable pursuits until
health reasons kept her from it. She always had an open door and
many a friend came by and she shared her life’s adventures and
stories. She loved to ramble on about her favorite memories. She was
always looking forward, even until the day she passed on, to her
greatest adventure and back to her husband and into the arms of the
Lord. She was a bright star that has dimmed and will be
greatly missed.

Elnora leaves
behind many family and friends who will remember her dearly and
cherish her treasured stories.

A funeral service
was held Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at the AscensionLutheranChurch
in Orofino at 10 a.m.
with burial at RiversideCemetery.

In Lieu of
flowers, donations can be made on her behalf for funeral costs at
the AscensionLutheranChurch
or at the Orofino Senior Citizens Center. Pine Hills Funeral Chapel
and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

She was born on Aug. 5, 1918,
in Dubuque,
IA,
the fourth child of William and Marie Sullivan.

In 1937, she graduated from Our Lady of Visitation in
Dubuque.
Harriet married Robert Barker in San Diego
on Dec. 29,
1939, where he was stationed as a seaman in the U.S. Navy. From
this union, a son, James, was born.

In 1958, Robert retired from the Navy after 20 years, and
the family moved to Idaho,
where they purchased a Western Auto store. While working in the
store, Harriet also found the time to be president of the Garden
Society and county
Republican
chairperson. In addition, they purchased 80 acres of land and built
their first house.

After her husband passed in 1976, Harriet subdivided the
80 acres and built a second house, serving as general contractor.
She also kept busy with her vegetable and flower gardening, and
became a recognized floral arranger, winning many awards. She was an
accomplished seamstress and sewed most of her own clothes.

In 1983, she was elected president of the Idaho State
Council of Catholic Women and actively worked statewide in this
capacity for three years.

In 1990, Harriet moved to
Billings
to be near her grandchildren. She suffered a stroke in 2001 that
left her partially paralyzed and unable to speak, but her spirits
never faltered and she maintained her sense of humor to the end.

Harriet is survived by her sister, Amelia Tulley; her
son, James (Jeanne) of Billings;
five grandchildren, David, Carrie, Robert, Aimee and Stacee; and
five great-grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place. A funeral mass will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Thomas Parish. Private
family interment will be held later in HolyCross
Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the staff at Valley
Healthcare for the help given to Harriet during the past 10 years.

Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary is assisting with
arrangements. Condolences may be left online at
www.michelotti sawyers.com.

Roland “Rollie” A. Lycan of Kooskia went Home to Glory on
Jan. 6, 2013
resulting from complications with leukemia.

Rollie was born
Nov. 21, 1936
on Tahoe Ridge to John and Elvena Lane Lycan, the fifth of seven
children, later being blessed with two younger brothers through the
union of mom and Earl York.

He attended
school in the Kooskia/Stites area and graduated in ’55 from
Stites
High School.He married Joanne Larkin later that same year and together
they had four children, three girls, Cindy, Teresa, and Randa and
one son, Mike.

Rollie, being the
outdoorsman he was, worked and played hard in the great outdoors.His work was in the logging industry and play in the hunting,
fishing, boating and gold panning arenas.

When the logging
began to dry up he changed careers and became a warehouse
coordinator on the west coast for Schwan’s Foods until he retired.
He then did community projects like roadside cleanup and had a very
large paper delivery area from
Lewiston
to Orofino and all points between as well as parts of
Lewiston
itself.

Rollie’s life was
a very active one, never standing idly by when something needed to
be done.He was very
involved in the Pierce Lyon’s club as well as being president of the
CB club.

While his
children were growing up, the family resided primarily in the Pierce
area. He was a very active dad in his community benefiting all to
whom projects pertained.

At one time the
fencing team had the opportunity to go to national competition, so
Rollie jumped right in to help with fund raisers to make that
possible. While living in
Superior,
MT,
he was a leader for the local Cub Scouts group. No matter the
location, he was one who could and did reach out and become involved
in whatever was happening around him. His capacity of loving was
phenomenal.

After tragically
losing his own son in 1984 he continued to love others.In 2008 he again lost his beloved wife of 52 years, Joanne.

In 2010 he met,
wooed, and gave his heart for the final chapter of his life to
current wife, Mary, of Kooskia. Together they enjoyed camping,
gardening, 4 wheeling, square dancing, while separately he took
pleasure in cooking, the hunting, mushrooming, and whatever else he
could find to do with family and friends.

Rollie was
preceded in death by parents, dad, mom, and Earl, son Mike, wife
Joanne, brothers, Junior, Bob, and Allan, and sister, Barbara.

A celebration of
Rollie’s life will be held Saturday, Jan. 19 at 1
p.m.
at The Life Center, MM 69 1/2 Highway 12,
Kamiah,
ID,
with Pastor Kelly Lineberry officiating. A potluck dinner will
follow. Trenary Funeral Home of Kooskia is assisting the family.

Bernice McKinney,
92, Clarkston

Bernice McKinney died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013
at LifeCareCenter
in Lewiston.
She was 92.

Born Sept.
12, 1920
in Orofino to Herman and Elizabeth Arth Moore, Bernice grew up in
Weippe as part of a large extended family with many aunts, uncles,
and cousins. She had a sister, Betty, and a brother, Harry.

Bernice graduated
from WeippeHigh School
and LewistonStateNormal School.
She taught two years in a one room school house in Craigmont.

Bernice married
Jonathan (Everett)
Rice in 1947 and they later moved to the Mojave Desert
in Southern
California.
They had one daughter, Charlotte. Everett
died in 1962 and Bernice moved back to Weippe. She married Jake
McKinney in 1965 and they established a home in Clarkston. Jake died
in 1985.

Bernice was
always the life of the party, entertaining one and all with stories
of her unique adventures! She enjoyed playing golf and bridge with
friends, and traveling. All her life she loved children and spent
time with nieces and nephews, special neighbors, and her
grandchildren, Clay and Cappie. She took them swimming in the river
and hunting for rocks and old bottles.

Bernice touched
many lives and will be missed by those she leaves behind – daughter
and son-in-law Charlotte and Claud Smith, granddaughter, Cappie
Smith, brother, Harry Moore, and numerous nieces and nephews and
loving friends.

There will be a
graveside service in Weippe next spring when the Camas blooms on the
prairie.

Marcello
Peitro Vivoda, 76, Orofino

Marcello Peitro
Vivoda, 76, passed away in Orofino on Jan. 8, 2013.

He was born in
Rome,
Italy
and immigrated to the United States
in 1956. He worked for Pierre’s
Bakery in Portland,
OR
for many years.

He is survived by
his son Robert and Stephanie Vivoda of Siletz,
OR
and his brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and MaryAnn Munda of
Orofino.

Funeral Mass will
be at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Orofino on Friday, Jan. 18 at
11 a.m. Remembrances may be made to St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in
Orofino in his name.

Pine Hills
Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Obituaries for January 10, 2013

Stanley
Paul Drobish, 83, Moscow

Stanley Paul Drobish passed to be with our Lord on Dec. 15, 2012
at Aspen Park Health and Rehabilitation in Moscow.
His death was due to complications from a broken leg, and other
ongoing health issues. He was 83 years old.

Stan was born on July 20, 1929
in
Cornwall Bridge,
CT,
the son of Stanley P. Drobish Sr. and Mary M. Stefanick, both of
Pennsylvania.

He grew up working on his parents’ dairy farm raising cows
and crops. He met his future bride, Karin V. Askeroi who also worked
on a local farm. Stan and Karin both had a love of motorcycles and
fast cars. Stan started racing stock cars, and soon Karin would join
him. They often competed against each other, with Karin often times
beating him on the tracks. They fell in love, and married Aug. 25, 1950
in
ChittenagoNY.

One of Stan’s first jobs, along with Karin, was for Carrier
Corp. in SyracuseNY,
working on air conditioning components. He and Karin worked many
other jobs together, including truck driving.

After their first child, Paula, was born in 1954, they moved
to
California
to pursue a better life and better opportunities. Stan hired on as a
welder, building Sherman
tanks for the war. He also worked as a welder building ornamental
iron.

Stan’s oldest son Erik was ill as a child, and Stan worked
many jobs to take care of him and his growing family. They lived in
California
until 1968, when due to Erik’s kidney disease, Stan took his family
to Prospect, OR to be closer
to the medical attention in Portland
that Erik would soon need for his illness. Stan gave his son his
kidney when his own were failing. This was the proudest moment of
his life, to be able to sustain that of his son’s.

Stan worked in MedfordOR
as a millwright, and then in 1976 he went to Alaska
to work on the Alaska
pipeline. He also started his own independent company called Stan’s
Portable Welding. In 1981 Stan then went to work at Mt. St. Helens,
WA.

In 1983 Stan moved to Challis, ID to work at Thompson Creek
mine, where he was a welder, welding instructor and machinist. He
worked there until he retired at age 65.

After his wife Karin passed in 2003, he moved to be closer to
his daughters in Orofino. He resided at Brookside Landing for over a
year, then moved to Bovill and lived for two years with his daughter
Paula. His illnesses resulted in his move back to assisted living
where he then lived his last two years at Whitman Senior living in
Pullman,
WA.

Stan is preceded in death by his parents Stan and Mary
Drobish, his son Erik Andrew Drobish, and his wife Karin V. Drobish.

He is survived by his sister Ann Drebot in OmahaNB,
his daughter Paula Drobish in Bovill,
ID,
his daughter Elizabeth Smith of Ahsahka,
ID,
his son William Drobish in Cottage Grove,
OR,
his daughter Christina Hilts of Reno, NV, and his daughter Anne
Drobish Shahat of Moscow.
He is also survived by grandson Erik Cloud of Boise, ID, grandson
Zachary Cloud, and two great grandchildren Celestine and Ziggo of
Sweethome, OR, grandson Matthew Drobish, and granddaughter Chelsea
Drobish of Cottage Grove, OR.

Stan was well loved by his children and all that got to know
him. He was the kindest, most caring man, husband and father. He
loved the times he spent with his family, and the simple things in
life. A cold beer, a bowl of ice cream, and a game of dice were the
things he enjoyed most in his later years. He had a beautiful
spirit, and a laugh that was infectious. He will be sorely missed.

A family memorial service will be held at a later date.

In memorandum, donations can be made in Stan’s memory to
ICARE, Inc. (cancer assistance and recovery efforts) 1691 Old
Ahsahka Grade, Ahsahka,
ID83520.

Alyce Titus, 87,
Orofino/Carlsbad

Alyce Titus passed away peacefully on Dec. 20, 2012,
in Carlsbad,
CA
where she spent her last four years, living with her son Brad. She
was 87.

Alyce was born in
Winchester
on Nov. 26, 1925,
and moved to Orofino at a young age. It was at OrofinoHigh School
where she met the love of her life, Darrel Titus. We will never know
if the marriage would have lasted, because they were only married
for 64 years.

Darrel and Alyce
adopted two children, Brad Titus and Allyson Davidson, before moving
to Bakersfield,
CA,
where Darrel was a teacher and Alyce ran a dress shop. They spent 50
years in Bakersfield,
CA
before returning to their roots in Orofino, where they built a house
and relished their final 12 years together.

Anyone who ever
met Alyce will tell you she might just have been the most positive
individual they had ever met. She was creative, with a sly, subtle
sense of humor, and always gave the outward appearance of being at
complete peace.

She volunteered
for many groups and organizations her entire life. She even set up
and organized the first library at her children’s elementary school.

Alyce is survived
by her sister Doris Benson of Lewiston,
her son Brad and daughter Allyson, and grandchildren Grant, Lauren,
Renessa and James.

She has now been
laid to rest next to her best friend and dance partner, Darrel, at
Lewis and ClarkMemorialGardenCemetery
in Lewiston.

They were always
thought of as being a couple in life and will continue to be
forever.

James Lyle Simler,
74

, Kamiah

James Lyle Simler of Kamiah passed away Dec. 31, 2012.
He was 74.

Jim was born
April 18, 1938
to Fred and Anna (Moon) Simler. Jim was very active as an Elder in
the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. He married Claudette Mayhew and
together they had two children. They later divorced.

Jim worked for
the Carnation Dairy Company as a driver and later started Simler’s
Tires which he owned and operated for over 40 years. Jim enjoyed
spending time with family and friends and when asked, “How are you
doing today?” his reply would always be, “Oh, about the same.”

Jim was preceded
in death by his parents, Fred and Anna Simler, sister, Helen
Crawford, and nephew, Dale Crawford. He is survived by his brothers,
Steve Simler and Pat (Kathy) Simler; son Jacob (Jennifer) Simler and
daughter, Olivia (Harold) Simler; four grandchildren, Joseph,
Ashley, Justina and Joelle; four great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.

Services will be
held at Kamiah Kingdom Hall at 1 p.m.
on Jan. 12 and a luncheon will follow at the American Legion Hall.
Please come join us for food and reminisce on the life of a
wonderful father, brother and friend.

“With that I
heard a loud voice from the throne say, ‘Look! The tent of God is
with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his
peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out
every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will
mourning nor outcry nor pain by anymore! The former things have
passed away.’” Revelation 21:3-4.

Roy
George Lucas, 73

Roy George Lucas peacefully left this world on
Dec. 21, 2012,
dying of natural causes. He was born on
April 28, 1939
to Mildred and Glen Lucas in
Libby,
MT.
His father, Glen, was killed in a logging accident when he was less
than a year old and he always knew and called his step-father Duane
Whitehouse “Dad”. Soon a brother and sister joined the family; Sara
Ann and Kent Whitehouse.

Roy
was very involved in sports during his childhood and high school
years and earned the distinction of “Captain of the football team”
and MVP several years running.

Roy
received his engineering certificate from
Northern
Montana
College
in
Havre,
MT,
after high school and was promptly employed by the United States
Forest Service as a drafting engineer, designing many roads and
campgrounds in
Northwestern Montana,
one among many that is well known in the
Eureka
area is
Terriault
Lakes
campground.

Roy
met and married Bonnie Walker in 1960 and they had two daughters;
Jackie and Heidi. The family resided in Libby until 1965 during
which time
Roy
was very involved in the Jaycees.
Roy
was also an avid classic car enthusiast during this time of his
life.

Roy loved Montana
and Idaho where he lived all of his life with the exception of a
brief three year period from 1965 – 1968 when he moved his young
family to San Rafael, CA, where he worked at Pacific Gas and
Electric.
Roy
loved to camp and be outdoor as much as possible, enjoying hunting,
fishing and any activity that took him into the mountains to see
God’s glorious creation. He also had an immense love of animals,
especially dogs, of which he rescued several, giving them loving
homes.

In 1968, Roy
returned to
Montana
and the Forest Service working at Murphy Lake Ranger station, Raven
Ranger Station and Eureka Ranger Station. Roy and Bonnie were
divorced in 1972.

After taking a
forest service transfer to
Orofino,
ID,
he met and married Karen Carlson. He was overjoyed to have Karen in
his life, along with her five wonderful children; Terry, Rick, Mike,
Rob, and Dena.
Roy
also met lifelong friends, John and Peggy Haight, whom he always
considered family and were truly a blessing to him more than they
could ever know.

The couple
resided in Idaho
approx. 20 years, but did return to
Columbia Falls,
MT,
after
Roy’s
retirement from 25 years with the Forest Service in 1990.
Roy
then took an engineering job in Whitefish, MT, at WMW Engineering
until his heart attack in 1998 when he was forced to 'truly retire’.

He was preceded
in death by his step-sons Terry Carlson and Rob Carlson and his
father Glen Lucas and step-father Duane Whitehouse.

Roy
was a wonderful man always putting others needs before his own. He
had an infectious laugh and a wonderful sense of humor. He
brightened the lives of all who came into contact with him. The void
he leaves in our lives is immense, but we rejoice that he has flown
away to be with his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ and is free from
the pain and sickness of this world.

Patsy J. Sapp,
formerly of Peck, was born Oct. 9, 1939
to Mable Hale Manning and George Manning. She passed away Sunday, Dec. 30,
2012
in Woodland,
WA
at the age of 74.

No services are
planned at this time. Condolences may be sent to Sherri Silva,
P.O. Box 2030,
Kalama,
WA98625.

Michael Tim McHale, 65

Michael Tim
McHale died
Friday,
Dec. 28, 2012
at his Orofino residence. He was 65.

No services are
planned at this time.

Pine Hills Funeral Chapel & Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Roland Lycan

, 76, Kooskia

Roland “Rollie”
Lycan of Kooskia died Sunday,
Jan. 6, 2013
at St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood.
Rollie was 76.

A memorial
service will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19 at The Life Center, Highway 12 in Kamiah.

Trenary Funeral Home of Kooskia,
Idaho
is assisting the family.

Rexford Dewey
Christensen, 88, Orofino

Rexford Dewey Christensen, born in Blackfoot, on June 3, 1924,
died in Orofino on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, of natural causes. When he was almost a year old his mother
carried him a block down the street to visit her friend, who had
that day given birth to Edith Clark. Rex met her the day she was
born and they would marry 19 years later, in 1944.They were married for 68 years.

At the end of
World War II, Rex served in the Army Air Corps as a radio operator
on a B-29. He worked for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for over
20 years and as a police chief for Amtrak in Los Angeles,
CA
for five years, before retiring in 1982 to Blackfoot.

He was an active
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served
with Edith in the New Jersey,
Morristown Mission and in the Idaho FallsTemple,
and he served as Patriarch in the Blackfoot Idaho South Stake.

To be closer to
family, Rex and Edith moved to Brookside Landing in Orofino in 2011.

Rex was preceded
in death by his parents, William Dewey and Elva Christensen,
daughter LaRae Call, grandson Rick LeBaron and great grandson Logan
LeBaron.

Funeral services
were held Jan. 5 at the Orofino LDS church building at 13610 Fremont Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, you may send donations to a non-profit
organization for Parkinson’s disease research.

Pine Hills Funeral
Chapel & Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Obituaries for January 3, 2013

Orin Leroy “Lee”
Squire, 75, Orofino

Orin Leroy “Lee” Squire was born in Billings,
MT,
on Oct. 24, 1937,
to Georgia Maxine Squire, and as a young child, he was adopted by
Jack E. Squire, who was his “dad.”

Lee grew up in
Euclid, OH, where he graduated from EuclidHigh School,
and then joined the United States Marine Corps. After completing his
term with the Marines, Lee then joined the US Navy, from which he
retired after 22 years, as a Chief Warrant Officer 4.

Lee met Phyllis
Coon in a high school math class, and in 1958 they were married.
Together they had three beautiful daughters. Lee and Phyllis were a
powerful force working together through the years, in their family
and their many contributions to their community, no matter where the
military or life sent them. They maintained decades-long
relationships with many people, who remained dear to them throughout
their lives together.

While he was in
the military, Lee pursued a college education between deployments,
and in 1980, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from
OldDominionUniversity
in Virginia.
This degree opened the path to achieve his lifetime goal to be an
attorney. After retirement from the Navy, Lee was off to law
school and his next career.

Utilizing one last
move provided by the military, Lee, Phyllis, and their youngest
daughter, Jackye, moved to Moscow, ID, where he was accepted to the University
of Idaho,
College
of Law.
He and Jackye attended college together for two years, a truly rare
and unique opportunity for a father and daughter.

After obtaining
his Juris Doctorate degree in 1985, Lee was given the opportunity to
share office space with attorneys John Swayne and Steve Calhoun in
Orofino,
ID,
where he and Phyllis put down deep roots. Lee was an active
member of the local Kiwanis Club, as well as the Marine Corps League
and the VFW.

Over the course of
his legal career, Lee was the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of ClearwaterCounty,
and served as the City Attorney for Orofino, Pierce, Weippe, and
Kamiah. In 1999, he was selected to be the Magistrate for
ClearwaterCounty
in the Second Judicial District of Idaho. This appointment was
a great honor to him, and he took being a Judge very seriously.

In 2004, Lee
retired due to the declining health of his beloved Phyllis. He cared
for her through the years of her illness, until her death, after 50
years of marriage, in July, 2008. Lee was devastated by her death,
but he knew they would be together again one day.

In 2010, Lee began
corresponding with Shirley Van Kirk, with whom he had attended the
same high school, she being a year behind him. After a brief
courtship, they were married in July, 2012. While their time
together was short, their love for one another was obvious and
genuine.

Lee is survived by
his loving wife, Shirley, and his three daughters, Laura Meier and
her sons, Charles and Zachary; Tammy Gerberding, her husband Bob,
and their children Daniel and Andrea; and Jackye Squire. He is also
survived by Shirley’s children, Richard Van Kirk, his wife Mary, and
their children Jared, Sarah and Madelyn; Joaline Garvey, her husband
Shad, and their children Courtney and Ashlyn; and Laurena Karrle,
her husband Ben, and daughter, Shayna; and by Shirley’s sisters
Donna Carron and Nanette Meyer, and her husband Bob.

Lee was
predeceased by his parents, and his brother, James Squire. Lee
also leaves behind many, many long-time and much-beloved friends.

Services will be
held at the Best Western Lodge at Rivers Edge
in Orofino,
ID,
on Saturday,
Jan. 5, 2013,
at 3 p.m.
The family requests that, if possible, attendees whose calling has
required the wearing of a uniform, active duty or retired, to please
wear your uniform to the service.

In lieu of
flowers, please make a donation to the Squire Family Education
Foundation, Clearwater County EMS Department, the Orofino Kiwanis Club, or the charity of your
choice.

Pine Hills Funeral
Chapel and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Dale M. Klaudt, 54,
Lewiston

Dale Marvin Klaudt, 54, of Lewiston
Idaho,
went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 15, 2012,
at Oregon Health and ScienceUniversity
in Portland,
OR.
He courageously battled leukemia and passed away peacefully in the
presence of his loving wife Debbie and his brother Ron. Dale’s final
days were spent surrounded by family and friends who were hopeful to
the end and grateful for every moment they had with him.

Dale was born
April 16, 1958,
to Raymond and June (Stringer) Klaudt in

Missoula, MT. He spent the first 10 years of his youth there before
moving with his family to Orofino,
ID,
where he attended school and graduated from OrofinoHigh School
in 1976. Dale lived many years in Peck and worked at Potlatch Corp.
(Jaype Unit), before transferring to the tissue mill (Clearwater
Paper) in Lewiston,
working more than 35 years with the company. He married his soul
mate, Debbie Paris Vicory, on May 3, 2003.

An avid
outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish, and forage for mushrooms and
wild berries. Each summer he would take his mom out huckleberry
picking in the Blue Mountains.
He spent as much time as possible in nature going backpacking,
camping, and hunting with his nephews, brother-in-law,
father-in-law, and friends. He especially loved his annual trip to
Alaska
to fish with his brother.

Always known for
his sense of humor, Dale was king of the one-liners. He continued to
find joy and humor in every day situations, even throughout his
illness.

Most importantly,
Dale was a compassionate and kind husband and friend who let his
love for Jesus Christ shine through in everything he did. His
friendship was a blessing to many. He made everyone feel important,
and his family, friends, and co-workers knew they could rely on him
for support, encouragement, and laughs.

A memorial service
was held on Dec. 22 and Dale was interred at Lewis andClarkMemorialGardens.
A Hallelujah Gathering and celebration of Dale’s life is planned
around his birthday in April.

Donna Fay Plotnik, 83, Weippe

Donna Fay Plotnik passed away
Monday,
Dec. 24, 2012
at
Clearwater
Valley
Hospital
in Orofino from causes related to age, with her family by her side.
She was 83.

She was born
March 31, 1929
in
Mountain Home,
Utah
to David Housekeeper and Ester Johnston-Housekeeper on the family
farm. She stayed there until the age of 10 when the family of 11
children moved to Sandpoint.

After high school
she welcomed her first son Garry Housekeeper. Three years later her
second son James Reynolds came along.

She later married Allen Plotnik and
together they had a son, Robert Plotnik who was born in Grand Coulee
Dam, WA. They later made their home in
Aurora,
OR.
The marriage ended in divorce but they remained friends until Allen
passed in 2002.

She worked as a waitress and even
owned her own business, a restaurant and bar in
Mount Angel,
OR.
After selling her business she obtained her C.N.A. license and
worked as a private caregiver until the age of 78.

When she was 79 she moved to Weippe to
be closer to her family.She
enjoyed gardening and took pride in her ability to grow beautiful
roses. She also enjoyed traveling. She was 81 when she bought her
first fishing license. She enjoyed fishing but refused to bait her
own hook or take her fish off.

Donna was a Lifelong Member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She is survived by
her sons, Garry Housekeeper and Patricia Askay of Weippe and James
Reynolds of Pierce; four grandchildren, Ken and Lori Reynolds of
Lewiston, Cory and Christina Supak of Weippe, Mike and Tanya
Howington of Nez Perce, and Sean and Sondra Burger of Alamogordo,
NM; nine great grandchildren, Connor, Austin, Tyler, Kyra, Owen,
Alyssa, Daisy, Kade, and Marissa; two step grandchildren, Seth and
Kinsey; many nieces and nephews, and her precious dog Pansy.

She was preceded
in death by a son, Robert Plotnik; five brothers, David, Elvin,
Jesse, Leonard, and Arlo; five sisters, Rosetta, Lenora, Zelma,
Melissa, and Edna; and her beloved dog Tina, who was cremated and
will be laid to rest with her.

There will be a private family
memorial dinner at the home of Ken and Lori Reynolds in
Lewiston
on Jan. 11.

Cremation has taken place and she will
be laid to rest this Spring at
Fraser
Cemetery
next to her son.

Ellen Huffman, 87,
Cavendish

Ellen Huffman
passed away due to congestive heart failure and pneumonia at the age
of 87, surrounded by family members at St. JosephRegionalMedicalCenter
in Lewiston,
on Saturday,
Dec. 29, 2012.

She was born Grace
Ellen King at GritmanMedicalCenter
in Moscow
on July 18, 1925
to Charlotte Verna Davies King and Raymond McKinley King.

The family farmed
near Moscow
in the community of Joel. Her father was in poor health due to
tuberculosis, so they moved to Long Beach,
CA
where Ellen attended grade school. Her father died when she
was seven years old. Ellen graduated from WoodrowWilsonHigh School
in Long Beach
in 1943.

She went to a
trade school and learned how to operate computer keypunch machines,
comptometers and other business machines. She then worked at
Bethlehem Steel in Alameda, CA
as a keypunch operator until she had sufficient resources to proceed
with her education.

She attended
school at WashingtonStateUniversity
in Pullman,
WA
for a short time before moving back to California.
She then studied at WoodburyBusinessCollege
in Burbank,
CA
where she completed her studies in bookkeeping.

She worked at
Arthur A. Havens Co in Los Angeles
before moving to Riverside,
CA
where she worked at Sears Roebuck in their auditing department.

She married Lowell
Huffman on Feb. 14, 1954 in Redlands, CA. In the early years of their marriage, they farmed
near Cavendish in the summers while returning to California
in the winter to find work.

After they had
children in school, the family stayed in Idaho
year round. The farm continued to grow as did the family with
the birth of three children, Joe, Doug and Gary. After buying
property, Ellen helped build the home where she would live from 1969
until the end of her days.

Ellen was an
active member of the Teakean Community club for nearly 50 years and
a member of the local Extension Club for many years.

She enjoyed
knitting, sewing, quilting and other craft work. She made many
quilts for friends, children and grandchildren. She enjoyed
genealogy and did extensive research on her and her husband’s family
tree.

She is survived by
her husband, Lowell at the family home in Cavendish; and three sons,
Joe Huffman of Kirkland, WA, Doug Huffman and wife Julie of Cavendish, and Gary
Huffman also of Cavendish.

She is also
survived by six grandchildren, James Huffman-Scott and wife Kelsey
of Bellevue, WA, Kimberly Huffman-Scott of Troy,
Xenia Vlieger and husband John of Anchorage, AK, Amy Faragher and
husband Nathan of Orem, UT, Lisa Huffman of Kent,
WA,
Brad Huffman of Moscow;
and one great grandchild.

She was preceded
in death by her parents, and brother Louis King.

At her request,
there will be no formal service.

Jeanette L.
Isbelle, 92, Orofino

Jeanette L.
Isbelle, 92, of Orofino, passed from this world to be with Dad and
God on Dec. 19, 2012.

Services will be
held at 11 a.m. Jan.5 at the Christian Church in Orofino located at
515 Michigan Ave.

Josephine Mamie
Kayler Gilbert Duff, 90

, Lewiston

Josephine Mamie Kayler was born Dec. 21, 1922
to James H. Kayler and Harriett Benscoter Kayler in Lewiston.
She passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012
in
Lewiston.
She was 90 years of age.

She grew up on the
family farm on AngelRidge
in Peck and graduated from PeckHigh School
in 1941. Following high school graduation she attended LewistonStateNormal School
where she majored in Elementary Education. She graduated in 1943 and
taught second grade for two years in Orofino and one year in Moscow.

Josephine married
William E. Gilbert in 1945when he
returned from service in the Army Air Corp during WWII. They moved
to San Francisco, CA,
where Bill attended mortuary school and Josephine worked for a
Studebaker dealership.

After Bill
graduated they moved to Moscow,
where he worked for Short’s Mortuary. In 1947 twin sons, James (Jim)
and John (Jack) were born. In 1949 they moved to Orofino, where they
bought the Shaw mortuary and began operating Gilbert’s Chapel. Later
a new mortuary was built on Michigan Avenue.
Bill was killed in an automobile accident in 1963. Josephine
continued running the business until 1969 when she moved to Lewiston.

In 1967 she
married Eugene R Duff. They enjoyed many years of boating, fishing,
camping and traveling.

Josephine belonged
to the First United Methodist Church of Lewiston and PEO Chapter BL.
She was an alumnus and supporter of LewistonStateNormal School,
now Lewis-Clark State College.

She was preceded
in death by her parents, James and Harriett Kayler; her mother and
father-in-law, Les and Effie Gilbert; her first husband, William
Gilbert; son James Gilbert, step son-in-law Dallas Groseclose and
great nephew John Robert Kayler.

There will be a
viewing Saturday, Jan. 5 from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. at Malcom’s Brower-Wann Funeral Home, 1711 18th Street
in
Lewiston.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Joyce Buchholz,
87, Lewiston

Joyce Buchholz of Lewiston
died Tuesday,
Dec. 25, 2012
of age-related causes at the Idaho State Veterans home in Lewiston.
She was 87.

Joyce was born
Nov. 28, 1925
in Weippe to Howard and Minnie Snyder (Bonner). She graduated high
school there.

On Nov. 5, 1946
she married Harold R. Buchholz in Vancouver,
WA.

Joyce and Harold
lived in Weippe until 1976, the moved to Moscow
for nine years. They retired in 1975 and lived in the Lewiston
Orchards.

Joyce was a
caregiver for family members and loved to cook and bake for her
family. She traveled to Europe, Mexico,
Canada,
and extensively in the U.S.
with her husband and children. Joyce went to Branson, MO five times and loved all kinds of music, but
especially Lawrence Welk and country music.

Joyce is survived
by her husband, Harold, at their Lewiston home; son Greg Buchholz of
Bonney Lake, WA; daughter and son-in-law Jan and Bruce Wyatt of
Lewiston; grandchildren and spouses Chris and Christy Buchholz of
Oakland, CA, Jonathan and Jamie Buchholz of Seattle, WA, Monika
Buchholz of Bonney Lake, Jennifer and Todd Clovis of Asotin, WA, and
Jessica and Ryan Thompson of Lewiston; and great grandchildren
Jackson Buchholz of Oakland, CA, Cassie and Cameron Clovis of
Asotin, and Lyla Mae Thompson of Lewiston.

She is also
survived by several nieces and nephews, and many good friends.

Joyce was preceded
in death by her father, mother, four brothers, and two sisters.

A visitation and viewing were held Dec. 28 at Vassar-Rawls
Funeral Home in Lewiston.

The funeral
service took place Dec. 29 at Vassar-Rawls, followed by burial at
WeippeCemetery.

Memorial donations
may be made to the Idaho State Veterans Home.

The Family would also like to thank Diana Stamper, Joyce's
personal caregiver, and all the staff at The Idaho State Veterans
Home for the wonderful care Joyce received.